UNITED AMERICAN INS. CO. v. MERRILL

No. 2005-CA-00048-SCT.

978 So.2d 613 (2007)

UNITED AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY v. Natalie MERRILL.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Starnes Thomas, Eddie Jacob Abdeen, William J. Baxley, Rance N. Ulmer, Floyd D. Gaines, attorneys for appellant.

Christopher Collins Van Cleave, Clyde H. Gunn, III, Biloxi, John Leonard Walker, Jr., Phillip J. Brookins, Jackson, D. Neil Harris, Sr., Pascagoula, attorneys for appellee.

Before WALLER, P.J., DICKINSON and RANDOLPH, JJ.


RANDOLPH, Justice, for the Court.

¶ 1. This appeal is brought by United American Insurance Company ("United") after the beneficiary of one its life insurance policies, Natalie Merrill ("Natalie"), filed suit against it and its agent, resulting in a jury verdict against United.

¶ 2. On September 11, 1996, Natalie and her husband, Robert Merrill ("Robert"), residents of Gautier, purchased a United life insurance policy through an agent, Fannie Triplett...

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